Butter slicer



March 28, 41939. A. LOWENFELS 2,152,193

, BUTTER SLICER Fied July 3l, 1935 1Q B0 J6 30 E0 'amarti-Tm;@2265@v Patented Mar. 28, 1939 UNITED .STATES BUTTER SLICER.

Albert Lowenfels,

Application July 31,

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a device for slicing butter and like material.

The object of this invention is to provide a slicer that is inexpensive to manufacture, that consists of few parts, that is durable, and is easily kept clean.

A further object of the invention is to provide means to prevent longitudinal movement of the cutting Wire, which means also serve to keep the cutting elements spaced apart equal distances.

A further object of the invention is to provide a slicer in which a damaged cutting member may be quickly and easily removed and replaced by a new one.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the butter Slicer;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan View; and

Fig. 4 is a sectional View on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

The butter slicer consists of a. rectangular frame having side members I0 and II, and end members I2-I 3. The side members are provided with a series of alined knobs or projections I4 along the outer edges adapted to carry a flexible cutting member I5. The knobs on each side member are staggered with relation to the knobs on the opposite side member. The cutting member I5, 30 which may be a fine rust proof wire of good quality, is firmly secured to one end of the frame as by a clamping or set screw I6, or other suitable means. The wire I5 is then stretched across the frame back and forth alternately about the knobs 5 in regular order, thereby forming cutting elements that are parallel to each other due to the staggered relation of the knobs. The free end of the Wire is then firmly secured to the opposite end of the frame as by a clamping or set screw Il.

The inside dimensions of the frame are slightly in excess of the length and the width of a bar of butter to be sliced, as for illustration, the ordinary quarter pound bar. It is understood however, that the slicer is not limited to any particu- 45 lar size.

The knobs I4, are flush with the lower side of the side members I0 and II, and form with the side members a smooth, sloping or slightly convex surface I8. Each knob is formed on its upper 50 side with a neck portion or a wire receiving groove I9. Wire receiving grooves are also formed on the convex side of the side members in proximity to the knobs and in alinement with the side edges of the knobs. There is thus provided a 55 smooth line bearing surface without sharp angles White Plains, N. Y.

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in the path of the cutting Wire that would tend to cut or break the wire.

The end members I2 and I3 are provided with projections 2I that extend outwardly and upwardly and that serve as handles for manipulating the slicer.`

It is essential that the width of each knob I4 be substantially equal to the distance between two adjacent knobs in order that the cutting elements may be parallel to each other and spaced apart equal distances. These dimensions or distances are equal to the thickness of the slices of butter which the Slicer is designed to cut.

In order to relieve the pulling strain upon the ends of the cutting member I5, the clamping screws I6, I'I on theside members are positioned in alinement with the end members I2 and I3, and the cutting wire I 5 is tautly drawn about the knobs I4 into the neck I9 and grooves 2li. By this arrangement the knobs I4, adjacent to the fastening means I6 and I1 receive much of the strain that would be received by the fastening means if the ends of the wire were attached directly thereto without the bend about the adt jacent knobs.

The neck portion I9 and the grooves 20 provide additional friction means to prevent longitudinal movement of the Wire I5. The grooves 2D also constitute means to preserve the parallelism of the sections of the wire I5 that span the frame.

Should it become necessary to replace a clamaged cutting wire, the clamping screws I6, Il may be loosened a few turns tol permit removal of the wire. An end of a new Wire is then Wrapped around one of the screws and clamped in position.

The Wire is then drawn tightly back and forth across the frame and a few turns wrapped around the other screw, preferably in the direction the screw is turned to fasten it. The screw is then turned to clamp the wire.

The operation of the device is apparent from the above description. The bar of butter or other material to be sliced is placed on a smooth surface. The operator then places the slicer over the bar of butter or other material and presses down upon the handles 2|, 2| forcing the wire downwardly to cut rectangular slices. Irregular slices may be formed by varying the path of the slicer.

Obviously, those skilled in the art to which this invention pertains may make various changes in the construction and the arrangement of the parts shown in the drawing without departing from the spirit of this invention, and therefore I do not Wish to be limited except as hereinafter set forth in the appended claim.

Having fully described my invention, I claim: A butter slicer comprising a frame having oppositely disposed spaced apart side members and spaced apart end members connecting the side members at the ends thereof, the bottom surfaces of each. of said side members comprising an inner relatively horizontal portion and an outer tapered portion inclining upwardly and outwardly from the inner portion, said outer portion being grooved with transversely extending grooves terminating at the inner portion, projections arranged on the outer side of each of said side members, there being spaces between the projections, the sides of the projections being in substantial alignment with said grooves and the projections on one of the side members being alternately disposed with respect to the projections on the other side member whereby the projections on one side member are aligned with the spaces between the projections on the other side member, a single continuous wire arranged alternately around the projections on the side members and within said grooves whereby said wire provides spaced parallel cutters extending across the frame, and means for anchoring the ends of the wire to the frame.

ALBERT LOWENFELS. 

